Abstract
Introduction
Thin-section chest computed tomography is an important diagnostic test and utilized to determine the severity of lung involvement in COVID-19 pneumonia. The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between CT severity and the oxygen saturation level of individuals with COVID-19.
Method
This is a single-center retrospective study of COVID-19 patients that were admitted at a COVID-19 hospital. Patients confirming COVID-19 with PCR testing, patients undergoing lung CT-scan and measures of capillary oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry at the time of admission were all included.
Result
The total number of the cases were 105. The age was classified into four age groups, with the majority of them falling into the fourth to sixth decade of life (42, 40%). Diabetes was the most common comorbidity disease (29, 27.6%). Pulse oximetry showed hypoxemia in 87 (82.9%) cases. The most common CT finding was ground glass opacities (GGO) (45, 42.9%). The data showed a significant positive correlation between oxygen saturation and CT severity in patients infected with covid-19.
Conclusion
These findings support the importance of using pulse oximetry to monitor COVID-19 patients in order to evaluate or even estimate their clinical situations.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pneumonia, CT scan, Blood oxygen saturation, 【초록키워드】 pulse oximetry, severity, lung involvement, hospital, diagnostic, lung, Comorbidity, Chest computed tomography, Retrospective study, oxygen saturation, PCR testing, Hypoxemia, Patient, age, GGO, disease, Admission, CT-scan, COVID-19 patient, Support, Ground glass opacity, positive correlation, measure, single-center, MONITOR, Result, evaluate, majority, determine, groups, individuals with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 severity, Infection, cohort study, oxygen saturation, Patient, infected with COVID-19,